A Global View of Shale

Forecasting the changing geopolitics and shifting business models for oil and gas companies

Adam Lyons, Director
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Scott W. Tinker, Director
Bureau of Economic Geology

Wednesday, May 1st

Registration: 11:30 a.m.
Luncheon Program: Noon - 1:30 p.m.

The Program

The implications of shale resources stretch far beyond the energy industry, resonating along the entire energy value chain. Shale has the potential to reshape the global economy, increasing energy security, independence, and affordability in the long term. It is therefore critical for companies and policy-makers to consider the strategic implications of these changes now.

Moderated by

John Bretz - Vice President, Anadarko Energy Services Company

The Speakers

Adam Lyons is a director for PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC). He has 20 years’ experience in the oil and gas sector, having worked with global companies in the upstream, midstream and downstream parts of the energy value chain, as well as oilfield services. Mr. Lyons has worked on projects in Western Europe, Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union, as well as Africa and North America. This global experience has provided wide industry exposure to the various perspectives and challenges of major international oil and gas companies, independents, infrastructure developers and oil and gas services companies, as well as investors. Adam is co-author of PwC’s “Shale Oil – the Next Revolution.”

Scott Tinker is Director of the Bureau of Economic Geology, the State Geologist of Texas, Director of the Advanced Energy Consortium, and acting Associate Dean of Research in the Jackson School of Geosciences at the University of Texas at Austin (UT). He spent 17 years in the oil and gas industry prior to coming to UT and is a member of numerous professional associations. A sought after lecturer, Mr. Tinker has given nearly 500 invited and keynote lectures in 50 countries around the world. He recently produced and is featured in the acclaimed documentary film on global energy, SWITCH.

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